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White House Chief Linked to Hemp Ban Delay, Budd Criticizes

8/6/2026

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Summary

Story summary

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is linked to a push to postpone the hemp-derived intoxicating products ban.
The funding bill would move the ban’s start from Nov. 12 to Dec. 11, with MC Nutraceuticals head Bret Worley urging lobbying for the delay.
White House spokesman Kush Desai said Wiles never lobbied on hemp, with Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) introducing an amendment to strip the delay and calling it “absolutely ridiculous.”

History

Historical Context

After hemp farming collapsed in the 1950s, interest revived in the mid-1990s and the 2014 farm bill created a pilot program. Senate leader Mitch McConnell’s Hemp Farming Act was folded into the Agriculture Improvement Act, which President Donald Trump signed on Dec 20 2018, legalizing hemp under a 0.3 % ?9-THC limit. The loophole spurred a $1.5 billion intoxicating-hemp market, now facing a delayed federal ban.

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Story summary

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is linked to a push to postpone the hemp-derived intoxicating products ban.
The funding bill would move the ban’s start from Nov. 12 to Dec. 11, with MC Nutraceuticals head Bret Worley urging lobbying for the delay.
White House spokesman Kush Desai said Wiles never lobbied on hemp, with Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) introducing an amendment to strip the delay and calling it “absolutely ridiculous.”

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